Ahh Journalism. In today’s society, we all live and breath it. That’s right. Even people who use the social networking sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, can be a journalist of some sort. Everything is news nowadays.
We are already at the start of the new decade, and Journalism continues to evolve, from where it started at the back end of the noughties. This can be in any media platform.
Though I am doing a Sports Journalism degree, I am interested and exploring other parts of Journalism. This can range from general news, entertainment and art to politics. Journalists are no longer specific on just one specialism. Even on a local paper or site where you might be a specific writer, you will be expected to have a wider knowledge on other topics, in case you are called upon at short notice.
They say jobs are becoming fewer and fewer and cutbacks are being made. However, everything is becoming online, with media platforms using new equipment, all the time. It is just a case of re-construction rather than a total wipe out. Take the BBC for instance, they might be making cutbacks, but they are expanding themselves on a broader scale. Their online content shows this. You just have to have a look at the differences between the Sydney 2000 and Beijing 2008 sites on the BBC.
Of course the BBC is moving 50% of its headquarters up north to Salford to create BBC North. This will make the BBC much more open to the North which for the majority has always been ignored. Do we buy the revolution? It remains to be seen but it will certainly be interesting when the Salford studios open in 2011.
Newspapers are supposedly dying a death. Content for it is available online for free. However some papers are reinventing themselves completely. Take the London Evening Standard for instance, which is now available for free. The Lebadov run paper is also looking to buy up the Independent paper.
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